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On March 31, 2014, the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period ended. The next period begins on November 15. And as of March 27, six million consumers signed up for health insurance through the marketplace—a tremendous first step. To build on that momentum, we need to apply action to the lessons that we learned from the first enrollment period. Families USA’s latest report, “Accelerating the Affordable Care Act’s Enrollment Momentum: 10 Recommendations for Future Enrollment Periods” (PDF) identifies 10 key steps that, if implemented promptly and effectively between now and November, can significantly increase the number of people who enroll in health insurance.

These 10 improvements focus on the enrollment process and on making health insurance more affordable to spur enrollment. Together, these steps would:

significantly improve the success of future enrollment efforts

not require the enactment of new legislation

be able to be implemented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and/or state marketplaces

improve the quality of the consumer experience in the marketplace

further decrease the numbers of uninsured Americans

Highlights: 10 key steps to improving enrollment (summary)

To find out more about how these 10 recommendations should be implemented and how they will improve enrollment, please download our report (PDF).

Steps that will strengthen the enrollment process in the health insurance marketplace